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Campus Leaders Shabbaton

On Shabbat Parashat Beshalach, January 30-February 1, 2015, 37 college students from 17 campuses joined JOFA at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale for a Shabbaton.

The Shabbaton was geared towards college students who are passionate about advocating for Orthodox Feminism on campus. This event was open to women and men who are undergraduate students and was a great opportunity for Orthodox feminists from different campuses to come together, meet each other, network, learn more about JOFA and Orthodox feminism, and discuss ways to create change on their campuses. All students who attended the JOFA shabbaton will be eligible to apply for micro-grants to support programming on their campuses for the Spring Semester of 2015.

Miriam Pearl Klahr, shabbaton participant from Stern reflects on the Shabbaton in the YU Observer.

Rebecca Filer, shabbaton participant from the UK reflects on the Shabbaton in the British Jewish Chronicle.

Lily Chapnik, shabbaton participant from McGill reviewed the Shabbaton on JOFA's blog. She writes,
"For myself and the other participants, the weekend posed an invaluable opportunity to meet, and engage meaningfully with, others who are passionate about Orthodox Feminism. In our home communities, we may not be understood and heard, but at the JOFA shabbaton we were given a chance to not only speak about the issues in a supportive environment, but to also brainstorm solutions to these issues in formal and informal settings."